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. 1980 Mar;23(2):68-75.
doi: 10.1007/BF02587595.

Colonoscopic polypectomy in diagnosis and treatment of early carcinoma of the large intestine

T Muto, J Kamiya, T Sawada, S Kusama, Y Itai, T Ikenaga, M Yamashiro, Y Hino, S Yamaguchi

Colonoscopic polypectomy in diagnosis and treatment of early carcinoma of the large intestine

T Muto et al. Dis Colon Rectum. 1980 Mar.

Abstract

Histologic investigation and analysis of 370 polyps, removed via colonoscope, demonstrated a malignancy rate of adenomas of about 20 per cent. Even small adenomas under 1 cm in diameter were found to have a higher malignant potential than previously appreciated. The malignancy rate was higher with increasing size, and adenomas in females had a much higher malignant potential than in males. It is obvious that colonoscopic polypectomy is valuable in detecting and treating early carcinomas of the colon.

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